Wasco Able to Troubleshoot Custom Skylight Job in Aspen

A need was filled for a low pitch glass skylight with high or heavy snow loads

An old friend of the glazing contractors is Wasco Products located in the small town of Sanford Maine. This family owned skylight company was established in 1935 and is still in the same place it’s been for decades. They brought the term “Made in Maine” to mean something in the skylight industry. Wasco has kept up with and many times challenged our industry with bold new approaches to natural daylighting, a true tradition in excellence.

One such challenge was a building in downtown Aspen, CO. The general contractor asked for glass skylights with no glare and a low pitch but with a 90 pound snow load. The previous manufacturer he spoke with would not build it less than an 8:12 pitch, which was rejected by the designer.

The call to Wasco products was placed and their in-house engineers went to work. They completed the shop drawings and the engineering calculation, and had them on the desk of the contractor within a few weeks. The city of Aspen approved the drawings and Skylight Specialist Inc. installed two beautiful Wasco skylights. The owner of the building loved the new additions and the general contractor liked the way Skylight Specialist Inc. and Wasco Products worked to deliver what the customer wanted, even all the way out here in the west.

About Wasco Skylights

At Wasco Skylights, we are dedicated to providing our customers with energy efficient skylights in a wide variety of colors and styles. Our commercial and home daylighting solutions help you save on energy costs for your home or business, while brightening the environment with plenty of natural light. In addition to providing environmental benefits, our products are designed to improve the aesthetics of any building and add a stunning design element to your home. Our home skylights are available in many styles, which allow our customers to easily find the right skylight for a flat or pitched roof. Some of the features offered in various pyramid and plastic dome skylight designs include hurricane resistant glass, motorized venting systems, temperature controls and rain sensors.